Injuries, accidents and illness
Blood and bodily fluid cleanup in Greenville
Blood soaks further than it looks. On carpet, upholstery, grout or wood, what you see on top is usually only part of it.
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Why the surface is not the end of it
Carpet pad, the gaps between floorboards, mattress filling and drywall all wick fluid away from the surface. Left there, it stains back through and starts to smell. A cleanup company tests and removes what has soaked through, then disinfects what can stay.
Blood can carry disease, so this is not a job for ordinary cleaning products and kitchen gloves. If more than a small spot is involved, call.
Homes, rentals and workplaces
At home
Ask the insurer whether your policy covers it before work starts, and keep the itemized bill.
In a rental
Tell the landlord or manager. They may want to arrange the cleanup themselves.
At work
Employers whose staff may be exposed to blood must have a written exposure control plan under OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard. If yours does not cover this, do not ask staff to clean it.
Can the company work around a business that has to stay open?
Ask them. Say which part has to stay open and when it is quietest. Many jobs can be sealed off from the rest of the space.
What affects the price?
How much fluid there was, what it soaked into, how much has to be cut out and replaced, and how long the work takes.
Other situations
- Crime scene and traumaAfter a shooting, an assault or another violent crime, once police have released the home.What to expect
- Unattended deathWhen someone died alone and was not found for some time.What to expect
- SuicideSo that no one in the family has to go back in and clean.What to expect
- Hoarding with biohazardsAnimal or human waste, spoiled food or other hazards in a crowded home.What to expect
- Infectious disease disinfectionCleaning and disinfecting a room after illness or exposure to bodily fluids.What to expect
- VehiclesBlood or bodily fluids inside a car, truck or van.What to expect
When you are ready, one call is enough
Say what happened and where. If the police or the medical examiner are still there, say so; the company will plan around their release. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
Talk to a cleanup company
Call (252) 555-0107Phone answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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